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nimonamo delivered a warning in their latest trap track ‘Don’t Waste Time’

Posted on 12 March 2021
https://soundcloud.com/nimonamo/dont-waste-time

Up and coming hip hop artist, nimonamo made their debut in January 2021, they’ve been prolific with their releases ever since. Don’t Waste Time is the fourth single to drop and it’s the best introduction to nimonamo’s melodic trappy style so far.

Soft layers of electronic effect navigate their way around the solid beats laid down by the 808s, creating an inventively textured platform for the vocals which bring nuances of mumble rap into the soundscape – which is no bad thing – but the atmosphere in Don’t Waste Time indicates that nimonamo is an artist with plenty to say, we’d love to get a more potent shot of their introspection in their future releases.

You can check out Don’t Waste Time for yourselves by heading over to SoundCloud now.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

UK rap artist Mulini imparts inspiration through their latest single ‘Keep Moving’ featuring GSQ2

Posted on 10 March 2021
Mulini

In a time when it feels impossible to maintain any amount of motivation, UK hip hop artist and producer, Mulini’s latest single, ‘Keep Moving’ featuring GSQ2 is worth its weight in aural gold.

The sombre tonality of the track ensures that it efficaciously communicates with those who can benefit from the resilience-imparting introspection while keeping just enough energy in the instrumentals to give Keep Moving a galvanising kick.

The harsh reverberant electronic hum beneath the quiescently delivered rap bars add even more weight and brevity to the release which emotionally hits hard enough that you may just feel bruised by the time you reach the outro.

Keep Moving was officially released on February 19th, check it out on YouTube via this link.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Bottled Minds is set to release their emotive cloud rap earworm ‘PARANOID’

Posted on 9 March 2021
Bottled Minds

San Diego-based artist, Bottled Minds is set to release their most viscerally sweet cloud rap single to date with ‘PARANOID’, the emotive earworm may battle with fraught emotion, but with the artist’s signature sound which pulls in elements of RnB to mellow out the mix, PARANOID resounds with an exemplary optimistic feel.

PARANOID is a perfect testament to the artist’s ability to explore raw and stigmatised emotions and relay them without a hint of self-apathy or romantic cynicism. If the lyrics and harmonically dynamic vocals fail to leave you enraptured, the sugared reverb-laden trappy melodies will be happy to test your soul’s capacity to feel.

Hear Bottled Minds via SoundCloud.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Southern flair meets Midwest Flavour in Js the Best’s latest single ‘Baby’ featuring Shawny Marie

Posted on 9 March 2021

Rap artist, Js the Best’s moniker is no exaggeration, as his latest single, ‘Baby’, created in collaboration with Shawny Marie proves.

Southern flair meets Midwest flavour in the seductive feat of hip hop which pulls in nuances of pop, Rnb and trap to set an amorously immersive tone. Collaborative chemistry easily breathes between Js the Best and Shawny Marie as they run you through a multi-faceted love story which accurately reflects the complex nature of relationships. So much imagery is spilled through the track alone, a music video is pretty much surplus to requirement. The smooth production is enough to make Jay Z sound rough. If he’s not already on your radar, make room.

Check out Js the Best via Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Trailblazing rap artist, Munna delivers enviably infectious energy in their latest single ‘Tick’

Posted on 8 March 2021

The energy which trailblazing rap artist, Munna exhibits in his latest single, ‘Tick’ which dropped on February 6th is as enviable as it is infectious.

Through old-school confrontational rap bars, modern trappy beats and nuances of drill in the full-bodied mix, commercial potential resounds in the phenomenally gritty hit which will undoubtedly put Munna on the map as an up and coming artist worth watching. It may only be 1:25-minutes long, but that’s all the time Munna needs to leave you adrenalized.

You can check out the official video to Munna’s single on YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

JBadge Ft Nef The Pharaoh x Steez – PAIN MUSIC

Posted on 5 March 2021

JBadge introduces you to his demons and offers olive branches of resilience in his latest single ‘PAIN MUSIC’ featuring Nef the Pharaoh x Steez.

With the world collectively asking themselves the same questions around their waning sanity, tracks like PAIN MUSIC remind us that tormented people aren’t an anomaly, they’re a commonality. It’s more important than ever for artists to relay torrid emotions so we know that we’re not alone; JBadge definitely stepped up to the plate with their unique spin on the old school East Coast sound.

Many hip hop artists layer jazzy tones into their tracks but rarely are the tracks as fresh and modern as this trap mix. With the 80s-pop style sax solos, there’s yet another dynamic to the single which seems to get better with every listen. It’s a goldmine of invaluable introspection.

You can check out PAIN MUSIC for yourselves by heading over to YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

KDX drops the follow up to ‘Red Moonlight’ with new single ‘Q Ceiline’

Posted on 3 March 2021

In a chilled out, genre-mixed confluence of ambient trip-hop, afrobeat, and out and out trappy hip hop comes ‘Q Ceiline, the latest single from Nigerian-born-but-Galway-based rapper KDX.

The first follow-up single to the EP ‘Red Moonlight’, Q Ceiline is a leader for a forthcoming album, ‘Villan Clan’, yet a classy, laid-back slice of ambient trap in its own right. Pulsing electronic bass, a trippy, catchy little sequenced lead line, and overlapping, pulled back vocals make the track groove. There’s a beautiful, mellow lyrical flow from KDX’s relaxed, rolling delivery, making ‘Q Ceiline’ a gentle, soulful and atmospheric track with nudges toward Tupac, XXTENTACION, and Kendrick amongst the little dropped influences. It’s a nice little twist on straight-out trap.

Check out Q Ceiline on Spotify; follow KDX on Instagram.

Review by Alex Holmes

Kanardo learns that money can buy us anything, but money can’t ‘Loan Me Love’

Posted on 3 March 2021

‘Loan Me Love’ is the opening track and first single from Columbus, Ohio native Kanardo’s new album ‘Pieces Of My Pride’, 11 tracks and 36 minutes of soulful trappy hip hop from that rhythmical, Detroit style, reminiscent of Eminem, Aristotle, or Kendrick. It’s got grind and a smooth, lyrical flow, with some clever wordplay and the odd bent syllable here and there for good measure.

‘Loan Me Love’ opens up the album, and it’s a great little introduction, Kool G Rap style multirhymes and family tripping off the tongue as Kanardo works through the verses, over a steady beat loop and a cute little guitar-based intro and middle-eight.

Check out ‘Loan Me Love’ – and the rest of ‘Pieces Of My Pride’ on Spotify.

Review by Alex Holmes

Ant White will take you on a first-class trip with their standout single ‘Trappetite’

Posted on 2 March 2021

Philadelphia-hailing trap artist, Ant White, stormed 2020 with their debut mixtape, RAZR, judging by the success of the release, he’ll keep riding high right through 2021 and beyond.

The lead title, Trappetite, is the perfect introduction to Ant White’s versatile introspection and wit-deep lyricism. With AyoD on production, the soundscape boats a stylishly cathartic feel which contrasts the grounding grit in the lyrics. Mirrors are held up to today’s society while Ant White lyrically guides you into resilience, with that in mind, we shouldn’t need to tell you to get him on your radar.

You can check out the official video to Trappetite which dropped on November 6th  via YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

ArkitekArso delivers high vibes and sultry grooves with his latest hip hop track ‘Godiva’

Posted on 26 February 2021
https://soundcloud.com/arkitekarso/godiva

Houston-hailing up and coming hip hop artist, ArkitekArso, has dropped his latest sun-soaked Trap hit, ‘Godiva’, which pairs sensually-hungry lyrics with ensnaring 808s to create a high-vibe sultry mix with deep grooves and passion which runs even deeper.

With clever parables within the lyrics and the efficaciousness of the melodies when it comes to drawing you into ArkitekArso’s uniquely transfixing flow, the track is indulgent from start to finish. You might not be able to figure out if you’re hungry or horny by the time Godiva draws to a close, but you’ll definitely feel something.

You can check out Godiva for yourselves by heading over to SoundCloud.

Review by Amelia Vandergast